First Quarter 2009 Volume 11, Issue 1

Restaurant Realty Company’s Comprehensive Services Equals Successful Results for Our Clients – Part 1

Restaurant Realty’s success has been largely a result of the comprehensive services we provide our clients, some of which are discussed below. 1. Our comprehensive data base of over 10,000 buyers is regularly updated with the addition of new buyers daily.

2. We respond to all buyers and sellers phone calls, faxes and emails the same day they are received (except on weekends and holidays).

3. We have staff professionals who service and oversee each part of the transaction some of which include: a. our Broker who oversees each transaction and works with his associates to assure each deal is handled properly, b. our Sales Manager - who manages the deals in conjunction with the Broker, and c. our Buyer Coordinators – who screens the buyers and sets up the back of the house appointments.

4. Our website is updated daily and the other ten plus websites we participate on are updated on a timely basis too.

5. Any time a price adjustment occurs, all prospective buyers that previously responded to that listing, have signed a confidentiality agreement and have been screened by our Buyer Coordinators receive an email blast regarding that price adjustment. Frequently a buyer that was moderately interested in this listing turns into the buyer of that business as a result of receiving this email blast.

6. Every other week we send out to over 10,000 buyers, sellers and brokers in our data base our email newsletter which discusses our new listings, price reduced listings, featured listings and coming soon listings.

7. To protect the parties, no transaction closes escrow until all documentation has been completed which includes all contracts signed by all parties including lease documents, seller and buyer disclosure statements and equipment lists signed when the deal goes into contract. The equipment list is signed again immediately before the close of escrow after the buyer and seller perform their final walk thru.

8. A comprehensive transaction checklist is provided to the buyer to help assure every aspect of the transaction will be completed properly.

9. A landlord package is completed by the buyer which includes the buyer’s personal financial statement, current credit report, resume and business plan so the seller and landlord can decide whether the buyer is financially and operationally qualified to buy the business.

By providing the services indicated above the buyer and seller are happy, the deal gets closed in a timely manner and all parties in the transaction are legally protected.

Emily & Anjan Mitra—DOSA Brings Southern Indian Fare to San Francisco

Restaurant Realty Company assisted Emily and Anjan Mitra in acquiring their first location at 995 Valencia Street which opened in December of 2005. Since then they have opened their second San Francisco restaurant, DOSA on Fillmore, in November 2008 to wide acclaim and high praise for not only their fabulous Southern Indian food but a beautiful eco -friendly space.

Emily, originally from upstate New York, and Anjan, who was raised in Bombay (now Mumbai) India, combined forces and a dream of owning a restaurant that specialized in Southern Indian food-especially the dosa-a savory crepe served with tantalizing fillings, fresh chutneys and sambar, a lentil dipping soup. The menu includes high quality ingredients that are primarily organic, bio- dynamic, free-range and sustainable. DOSA on Fillmore offers a unique cocktail program that utilizes Indian spices, house-made tinctures, nectars, cordials and bitters. DOSA is one of very few South Indian restaurants that explores all regional dishes of Southern India including non- vegetarian options. Both locations serve a brunch menu that is truly unique to San Francisco including organic egg dishes such as the Sunny Side Uttapam - a tomato, onion and green chile uttapam with two sunny side up eggs and Egg Poriyal Dosa, a flavorful South Indian egg scramble wrapped inside of a savory dosa.

Emily’s experience in working in management of a “green “ health food store  as well as working in the family restaurant business and Anjan’s love of his mother’s magical cooking gave them the impetus to open their business that soon became  and continues to be a favorite of the San Francisco culinary scene. They offer their fabulous food in hip, contemporary settings and pair the menu with a global wine list.

This has led to many accolades including being selected as one of the San Francisco Chronicles’s Top Ten New Restaurants in 2006 and in the Top 100 Restaurants for 2006, 2007, and 2008. Emily and Anjan are true success stories and we wish them well on all their future endeavors.